Industrial cost estimation
COST HOUSE expertise, now integrated into MASAÏ
Our assignments combine consulting expertise and dedicated tools, supported by VALOPTIA, a software solution from the group.
From 3 weeks to 2 days: the costing that wins your tenders
Our costing methodologies — analytical, parametric and analogical — enable you to make your cost estimates more reliable at every stage of the product lifecycle, from design to production. We have supported more than 50 costing programs in aerospace, automotive and defense, with concrete results: a 30 to 50% reduction in estimation variances and faster estimation cycles.
- Are your cost estimates fast and accurate enough to win your tenders?
Business Cases & Témoignages Clients
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Business Case
Redesign of the controlling framework for a B2B services group (revenue €1.2bn)
40% reduction in the time required to produce monthly reports
“Real-time performance management by business unit, adopted by 15 directors”
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Deployment of an analytical costing model for an aerospace equipment manufacturer (Tier 1)
50% reduction in gaps between quotes and actual costs across 200 references
“Competitive and profitable commercial offers, with a 15% improved conversion rate”
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Parametric costing model for early phases of a space group (10 programs)
Cost estimation in 2 days instead of 3 weeks with ±10% accuracy
“Accelerated go/no-go decisions and increased competitiveness in tender responses”
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Costing training program for 60 engineers of a multi-site industrial group
30% improvement in estimate accuracy in 6 months
“A shared cost culture between engineering, procurement, and finance”
Understand your objectives and priorities
- Break down manufacturing costs in a comprehensive and traceable way
- Improve the reliability of quotes and commercial proposals with shop-floor data
- Identify cost items to optimize from the design phase
- Improve the speed of producing a cost estimate
Deploy our approach
- Cost breakdown by operation (materials, labor, machine, overhead) and identification of cost drivers
- Modeling of manufacturing routings and bills of materials with on-site validation
- Calibration of models to actual costs and systematic variance analysis
Generate concrete and sustainable results
- Configurable and documented analytical costing model
- Cost element database calibrated on your actual data
- Costing reports with variance analysis and recommendations
Business Cases & Témoignages Clients
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Business Case
Analytical costing of nuclear facility decommissioning costs
Securing estimates for commitment decisions, improved reliability of multi-scenario estimates, and strengthened financial steering of decommissioning projects.
“A robust costing framework, essential for launching decommissioning projects with high technical and regulatory complexity.”
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Improving the reliability of industrial quotes for complex low-volume systems
Reduction of more than 40% in estimating variances, more robust quotes that can be defended in client negotiations, better control of margins on new programs.
“An analytical approach that transforms the quoting culture for engineering-intensive programs.”
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Harmonization of analytical costing practices across several plants
Harmonization of practices across all sites, 30% reduction in quote preparation lead times and increased collective maturity in cost culture.
“A shared methodological foundation that secures commercial and industrial decisions across the group.”
Understand your objectives and priorities
- Estimate costs in a few hours instead of several weeks from the early stages
- Build predictive models based on key product parameters (cost drivers)
- Accelerate go/no-go decisions with a controlled and documented level of confidence (rapid pre-sales costing, methods engineering, and procurement preparation/negotiation)
Deploy our approach
- Development of regression and parametric estimation models (CER), leveraging AI engines
- Statistical identification of cost drivers and most influential parameters
- Model calibration on historical data with confidence intervals
Generate concrete and sustainable results
- Parametric model calibrated, documented and statistically validated
- Rapid estimation tool deployed for sales, R&D and procurement teams
- User guide, update protocol and maintenance plan
Business Cases & Témoignages Clients
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Business Case
Parametric cost estimation in early phases for complex naval programs
Upstream estimates completed in a few hours, accelerated commercial positioning decisions, and strengthened robustness of costing from the pre-sales phase.
“A fast and reliable costing capability, decisive for capital-intensive programs in a highly competitive environment.”
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Parametric costing for rapid pricing of aeronautical subassemblies
Drastic reduction in costing time, consistent and standardized estimates across teams, better selectivity of business opportunities.
“A pre-sales tool that transforms responsiveness to complex tenders.”
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Tooling of the go/no-go process through parametric estimation
Faster and better-documented go/no-go decisions, reduced risk of downstream cost overruns, stronger alignment between technical, finance, and management.
“An objective framework to guide R&D investment decisions from the earliest design phases.”
Understand your objectives and priorities
- Quickly estimate costs by analogy with existing products or components
- Leverage project history to improve the reliability of future estimates
- Respond to tenders within 48 hours with credible and well-documented estimates
Deliver concrete and sustainable results
- Creation and structuring of reference databases (knowledge management)
- Methodology for selecting analogs and adjusted correction factors, leveraging AI engines
- Similarity analysis and confidence scoring of estimates
Deploy our approach
- Analog costing tool with correction factors and scoring
- Estimation reports with confidence levels and uncertainty ranges
Business Cases & Témoignages Clients
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Fast analog costing for responding to railway tenders
Estimates completed in under 48 hours, harmonization of practices across pre-sales teams, improved quality and traceability of estimates.
“Decisive responsiveness for railway tenders with very tight deadlines.”
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Rapid cost estimation of complex systems based on historical program data
Initial estimates delivered in just a few hours, better anticipation of cost ranges, faster and more secure commitment decisions.
“Early financial visibility, even in very early phases with limited technical data.”
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Industrialization of analog cost estimation for pre-sales
Significant reduction in time spent on preliminary estimates, better selectivity of business opportunities, stronger alignment between sales, technical, and finance.
“An industrialized pre-sales process that secures commitments while reducing the workload of technical teams.”
Understand your goals and priorities
- Train your teams in the 3 costing methodologies (analytical, parametric, analogical)
- Develop team autonomy in building and maintaining models
- Create a shared costing culture across engineering, procurement, and finance
Deploy our approach
- Standard or tailored training programs adapted to your industrial context
- Hands-on workshops using your own data, products, and projects
- Certification of skills and post-training assessment
Deliver concrete and lasting results
- Customized training materials with sector-specific case studies
- Exercises based on your real data and projects
- 12-month upskilling plan and post-training follow-up
Business Cases & Témoignages Clients
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Business Case
Deployment of a training module on costing methodologies, team of 8 people trained
Rapid upskilling of a core team ready to spread best costing practices internally.
“Targeted capability building that initiates a lasting transformation of costing practices.”
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Parametric costing model for early project phases (10 programs)
Cost estimation completed in 2 days instead of 3 weeks with ±10% accuracy.
“Faster go/no-go decisions and increased competitiveness in tender responses.”
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Costing training program for 60 engineers
Implementation of a centralized database and widespread adoption of costing methods, doubling the usage rate.
“A shared cost culture between engineering, procurement, and finance.”